The Mourinho Thread

[Fernando 6,466]

1 hour ago, Special Juan said:

Looking like it will pan out with JM as I thought.....200M kitty, first signing Zlatan and then as I expect....Mata sold, Lingard and Rashford forced to the back the line and Martial to LB.

We should be aiming to buy some younger players since Mourinho will have a bigger pressure then here to win. And because of that Youth will fall to the side. 

Perfect time to buy some young talents from United. But of course we won't. 

[Special Juan 27,429]

1 minute ago, Fernando said:

We should be aiming to buy some younger players since Mourinho will have a bigger pressure then here to win. And because of that Youth will fall to the side. 

Perfect time to buy some young talents from United. But of course we won't. 

We can't even introduce our own, never mind buy from a team and promote that way.

[Blue Colored Sky 1,807]

United squad would need quite an overhaul. First thing first, the defenders. Only Luke Shaw looks like a perfect fit as he is big, strong centre-back-ish full-back. The rest of them need reshape. The guy like Rojo or Darmian have too many lapses in concentration to be reliable. Smalling is good but don't know if he's leader Mourinho seeks. No chance that Mou will play with Bling at CB.

The midfield line, Schnederlin can have a second breath at the club. He looks to match what Mou looks for at the defensive midfielders. Herrera has some qualities as he is athletic but again, he maybe is too soft in mental aspect. Carrick won't be reliable, he is 35. Fellaini is tough and looks good for me. Schweinsteiger can be bined at the first occasion as he may be Mourinho starter like Alonso.

Rooney is great fit and Mou is an admirer. Martial maybe is too calm and soft to lead the line but Jose can unlock him like he did with Benzema. The Rashfords and Lingaards and Depays don't look the greatest fit, disregarding their age even, Mou would have to sharp them up a lot.

Ashley Young and Valencia can be good utility men, Valencia particularly goes together nicely with Mou.

And Mata, lol.

Overall half of the squad looks to be in need of replacing. But Jose Mourinho with cash is very dangerous man. If he will have the budget that is said he will, he will be dangerous as a rival and I mean really dangerous.

 

[Pizy 18,368]

Wonder if the tiger will be able to change his stripes. When he comes up against the other big sides will he set out to play attacking football or will he do what he has always done and play the pragmatic, counter attacking style? 

 

[Laylabelle 9,359]

From sounds of it been a done deal for a while so can definitely see the budget being big and having time to think about players as well..

Just hope we don't try and skimp through as we have.other teams have a knack of buying cheap but still quality players. Us however cheap and kinda crap. Gana be interesting season 

[petre.ispirescu 4,928]

Defeats against Guardiola, Klopp and Conte and behind the likes of City, Chelsea, Arsenal come January and he'll crack up sooner than everybody expected. 

[Tautvix 1,321]

17 minutes ago, petre.ispirescu said:

Defeats against Guardiola, Klopp and Conte and behind the likes of City, Chelsea, Arsenal come January and he'll crack up sooner than everybody expected. 

Well I think we all know it won't happen in his 1st 2 seasons. After that it could be.

[Superblue 6,370]

You roll the dice with Mourinho. He gives you short term success and trophies, but his ways will always leave problems long term by which time he is long gone.

It's hard now in hindsight to decide whether bringing him back was a good idea. On one hand we won two trophies including a league title we hadn't challenged for properly since we last won it under Ancelotti. On the other hand he has let seriously talented young players leave and left huge holes in our squad which we are paying for now. 

United have rolled the dice though and I think rightly so. Their brand and appeal needs trophies and Jose will get them back up towards the top of the league challenging them to make sure short term they don't fall further behind and end up like Liverpool. Long term though it will be interesting to see what damage United suffer for the chance they are taking.

[Blue Colored Sky 1,807]

I don't know if it was pointed out yet but Gianluca Di Marzio absolutely killed here. Called this in January and not jumping on gun but revealed this as soon as he got his info. What a man, I'm a fanboy.

[Chelsea_firstlove 178]

Hope Mourinho sell Rashford (Lukaku), sell Martial to Chelsea( De Bruyne, Mata), break some young talents. 

[Billy. 2,742]

"When you join a rival, the love story is over." - José Mourinho, 2014

[Special Juan 27,429]

Just now, Chelsea_firstlove said:

Hope Mourinho sell Rashford (Lukaku), sell Martial to Chelsea( De Bruyne), break some young talents. 

The last bit will happen for definite....not sure on the others.

[Pizy 18,368]

I notice the inevitable Zlatan rumors are heating up alongside the Mourinho news. Would be a shame to have to hate one of my all time favorite players if he signs for them.

Hopefully he'll find the PL much more difficult to succeed in than Ligue 1. Who am I kidding, though. He'll terrify most sides here before even stepping on the pitch.

[milka 3,347]

traitor 

 

crashed CFC  and now  going  there?

 

[obiwan92 217]

This season is going to be SO fun.

[Hamilton 2,120]

Now get Mata back ?

[Iggy Doonican 4,186]

Think that ship has sailed where Mata is concerned. Great player and is a top bloke as well but I think we should look elsewhere. We sold him for 37  million quid what would United accept for him ?

[Topico 165]

8 minutes ago, Iggy Doonican said:

Think that ship has sailed where Mata is concerned. Great player and is a top bloke as well but I think we should look elsewhere. We sold him for 37  million quid what would United accept for him ?

20-25?